Message posted on Stardate 00081.0 at 0141 hours
Posted by Nick Lackie.
Edict #2
Due to the increasing size and complexity of STF, it has been widely said in the recent past that the GM Department is unable to keep up with all of the club’s ships. The authority to hire and dismiss GMs from ships is thus hereby devolved from the GM Department onto the respective fleets.
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HIRING: Prior to the commencement of each mission, the FComm of a fleet or a subordinate of his choosing shall select a GM from the Licensed GM List who shall serve as GM for that mission. Notification of this selection must be sent to the GMD within 24 hours of the selection, and at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of the mission. Failure to do so shall be considered a failure to complete a duty incumbent upon the office of the person in question. Additional regulation of GM appointments within a given fleet are at the discretion of the FComm.
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LICENSING: Placement on the Licensed GM List shall be governed by the GMT Program as managed by the GMD, as elaborated in Edict Hughes #21 and other future modifications thereof. The GMD is expected to keep a complete and up-to-date list of licensed GMs at all times.
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DISMISSAL: A GM may be removed prior to the completion of a mission by the FComm or previously named subordinate with just cause. Dismissal of a GM by the FComm himself shall be considered an act of the FComm and treated accordingly. Dismissal of a GM by a a subordinate of the FComm shall be referred first to the FComm before further action.
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DELICENSING: In the event that the GMDir should receive a complaint about a GM and upon investigation decide that there is cause for said complaint, he may as appropriate place the GM in question “on probatation” and assign a Monitor to observe the situation on the ship and the GM in question, but not terminate the GM’s license; or in extreme cases he may revoke the GM’s license and remove him from the list of Licensed GMs and notify the FComm and CO of any ships where the GM in question had been GMing. Should a GM be serving on a ship at the time he is delicensed the person responsible for appointments in the appropriate fleet shall be expected to locate a licensed replacement promptly.
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RELICENSING: In the event that a GM should have his license revoked he may reapply to the GMT Program if he so chooses, in which case he shall be handled as any other GMT.
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UNLICENSED GMs: In the event that an FComm or named subordinate wishes a GM who is not listed on the Licensed GM List, he may request that his selection be placed on the ship in question as a GMT under the auspices of the GMT Program, in which case the GM is handled accordingly.
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PLACEMENT OF GMTs: The GMD may recommend that a ship host a GMT under the auspices of the GMT Program if no FComm or named subordinate has already requested said GMT. The FComm or named subordinate responsible is expected to give this request due and fair consideration. A GMT may not be placed without the approval of the CO of the ship in question.
I’d like to thank Deanne Ashton, who originated this proposal and has been in great measure responsible for its adoption. Thanks also to Larry Garfield, who re-wrote the proposal in the form above, with a few modifications. Finally, thanks to everyone who gave their input in the debates on this subject.
FComms are to name their Fleet GM Officers immediately. If an FComm takes that job on personally, I’d still like to hear about it.
Alright, folks, let’s make this work. :)
Nick